Welcome to SLDTF's wiki for State blue books. According to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_book Wikipedia] Blue book or Bluebook is a term often referring to an almanac or other compilation of statistics and information. The term dates back to the 15th century, when large blue velvet-covered books were used for record-keeping by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Information for each state includes the following: State, "Blue Book" Title, URL (If available), and Notes (if any). This list was originally created by Daniel Cornwall and hosted at Bradley University by Denise Johnson. It was moved to SLDTF as a valuable project for the committee and for GODORT. Another parallel project of note is the [[State Agency Databases]] project.

Welcome to SLDTF's wiki for State blue books. According to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_book Wikipedia] Blue book or Bluebook is a term often referring to an almanac or other compilation of statistics and information. The term dates back to the 15th century, when large blue velvet-covered books were used for record-keeping by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Information for each state includes the following: State, "Blue Book" Title, URL (If available), and Notes (if any). This list was originally created by Daniel Cornwall and hosted at Bradley University by Denise Johnson. It was moved to SLDTF as a valuable project for the committee and for GODORT. Another parallel project of note is the [[State Agency Databases]] project.

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Not all states have "Blue Books." In these cases efforts have been made to direct users to resources that contain at least some of the information available from a "Blue Book."

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This page was last checked for broken links on June 7, 2014. If you notice a broken link and are a registered user of this wiki, please fix it. If not, please [[Special:EmailUser/Dcornwall|e-mail]] Daniel Cornwall with the state, the broken link and a new link if at all possible.

'''CALIFORNIA''', '''''California Blue Book''''', Print Only, Last published in 2000. [http://www.worldcat.org/ '''''Locate in a library using Worldcat''''']. The [http://www.library.ca.gov/history/cahinsig.cfm '''''California State Library Site'''''] includes state information from the '''''California Blue Book''''', and the [http://www.ca.gov/state/portal/myca_homepage.jsp '''''California Official State Web Site'''''] includes links to state agencies and government offices.

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'''CALIFORNIA''', '''''California Blue Book''''', Print Only, Last published in 2000. [http://www.worldcat.org/ '''''Locate in a library using Worldcat''''']. The [http://www.library.ca.gov/history/symbols.html '''''California State Library Site'''''] includes state information from the '''''California Blue Book''''', and the [http://www.ca.gov/About/Government/index.html '''''California Official State Web Site'''''] includes links to state agencies and government offices.

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'''COLORADO''', '''''Colorado Facts & History''''', [http://www.colorado.gov/colorado-government-links/state-facts-history.html '''''Colorado State Facts Site'''''], Blue Book not available online. [http://www.worldcat.org/ '''''Locate in a library using Worldcat.'''''] Official State web site, [http://www.colorado.gov/ '''''Colorado.gov''''']

'''HAWAII''', '''''Guide to Government in Hawaii''''', [http://www.hawaii.gov/lrb/capitoli/dirguide/ '''''Hawaii Guide''''']

'''HAWAII''', '''''Guide to Government in Hawaii''''', [http://www.hawaii.gov/lrb/capitoli/dirguide/ '''''Hawaii Guide''''']

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'''IDAHO''', '''''Idaho Blue Book''''', Print Only. Order Info and excerpts available at [http://www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/bluebook.htm '''''Idaho Blue Book Order Information'''''] [http://www.worldcat.org/ '''''Locate in a library using Worldcat''''']

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'''IDAHO''', [http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/bluebook.htm '''''Idaho Blue Book '''''] Current year also available in print.

'''KENTUCKY''', '''''Executive Branch of Kentucky State Government''''', [http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/lrcpubs/IB171.pdf '''''Kentucky Government'''''], Limited to State Government Organization

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'''LOUISIANA ''', [http://house.louisiana.gov/slg04/index.htm State and Local Government in Louisiana], [http://house.louisiana.gov/og03/index.htm Orientation Guide for legislators], and the non-government produced [http://www.la-par.org/State_Government.cfm Your Louisiana Government: An owners Guide]. The manual is on the list of state-approved social studies textbooks adopted by the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Thanks to Ms Ferol Foos for this entry.

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'''LOUISIANA ''', [http://house.louisiana.gov/slg/index.htm State and Local Government in Louisiana], [http://house.louisiana.gov/OG/index.htm Orientation Guide for legislators], and the non-government produced [http://www.parlouisiana.com/books.cfm Your Louisiana Government: An owners Guide]. The manual is on the list of state-approved social studies textbooks adopted by the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Thanks to Ms Ferol Foos for this entry.

'''NEVADA''', ''''' Legislative Manual''''', [http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Division/Research/Publications/index.cfm'''''Nevada Legislative Manual'''''], '''''Directory of State and Local Government''''' [http://leg.state.nv.us/Division/Research/Publications/Directory/Directory.pdf'''''Directory of State and Local Government''''']

'''NEVADA''', ''''' Legislative Manual''''', [http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Division/Research/Publications/index.cfm'''''Nevada Legislative Manual'''''], '''''Directory of State and Local Government''''' [http://leg.state.nv.us/Division/Research/Publications/Directory/Directory.pdf'''''Directory of State and Local Government''''']

'''NORTH CAROLINA''', '''''North Carolina Manual''''', [https://www.secretary.state.nc.us/Publications/manual.aspx'''''North Carolina Manual'''''] See also [http://ncpedia.org/ NCpedia], led by the North Carolina State Library.

*[http://www.shgresources.com/resources/shg_states/ '''''State Almanac Information'''''] Guide to US Facts on the Web by States.

*[http://library.stmarytx.edu/acadlib/doc/us/states/index.htm State Government Information Index] - Listing of helpful state web sites compiled by Kathy Amen of St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. States can be selected by name or by map.

*[http://library.stmarytx.edu/acadlib/doc/us/states/index.htm State Government Information Index] - Listing of helpful state web sites compiled by Kathy Amen of St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. States can be selected by name or by map.

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== '''Acknowledgements''' ==

== '''Acknowledgements''' ==

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Information on this page was originally copied from Daniel Cornwall's page, at:

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The 2007 version of this page was heavily indebted to information provided by Jennifer Manning, Congressional Research Service.

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http://www.acsalaska.net/~dcornwall/ Some updates have been made to the 8/4/06 data.

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This page is heavily indebted to information provided by Jennifer Manning, Congressional Research Service.

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Revision as of 10:22, 12 June 2014

Welcome to SLDTF's wiki for State blue books. According to Wikipedia Blue book or Bluebook is a term often referring to an almanac or other compilation of statistics and information. The term dates back to the 15th century, when large blue velvet-covered books were used for record-keeping by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Information for each state includes the following: State, "Blue Book" Title, URL (If available), and Notes (if any). This list was originally created by Daniel Cornwall and hosted at Bradley University by Denise Johnson. It was moved to SLDTF as a valuable project for the committee and for GODORT. Another parallel project of note is the State Agency Databases project.

Not all states have "Blue Books." In these cases efforts have been made to direct users to resources that contain at least some of the information available from a "Blue Book."

This page was last checked for broken links on June 7, 2014. If you notice a broken link and are a registered user of this wiki, please fix it. If not, please e-mail Daniel Cornwall with the state, the broken link and a new link if at all possible.

UTAH, A Citizen's Guide to Utah State Government, Print Only,Locate in a library using Worldcat - "A basic outline of state government, how it works, what powers and responsibilities the state judicial, executive, and legislative branches have an how state government interacts with the federal and local governments. In addition to a this outline, important historical, demographic, and population data is provided. This book is designed to answer fundamental questions about state government for both the state's legislators and the general public." Locate in a library